Dona, it was lovely. Then my dad kept being ill and it was more than 1,000 miles each way to visit him. So I came back to the UK. Not much later my dad died but it was worth it to me to have "come home."
I'd recommend living in France to anyone. Beautiful place and lovely people...
Ah yes ... I remember Radio Luxembourg well ... dodgy night-time reception. ;D And of course Radio Caroline ... one of the first pirate radio stations. :D
Yes, thanks Trix ... and lol MD ... I was just going to say the same thing. It's flippin' uncanny that there are no pics of this pier, as it looks now, anywhere!
this probably won't work...http://www.google.com/search?q=onslow+beach+north+carolina&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6OzoU6fuNIOnyASY2IK4Cg&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=507#imgdii=_
I always think of The Onedin Line. My parents had a radio very like that, when I was a youngster. I used to spend ages going through the different radio stations. I loved listening to the foreign ones even though I hadn't a clue what they were on about! And of course, radio Luxem...
When I see tall ships I always think of the theme music from the BBC Radio shipping forecast, "Sailing By." :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFdas-kMF74